Abstract

Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma*, Dr. Venu Sharma, Dr. Chhavi Jadoun

ABSTRACT

The human spine is held together by a series of ligaments which add strength, stability, and flexibility. These include the thoracic ligaments, five lumbar ligaments, five sacral, and coccygeal ligaments, which help to maintain the alignment and function of the vertebral column. In today's age, lumbar spinal injury and disease incidence is on the rise. One particularly notable example is a degenerative disease known as Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (LSS), characterized by the narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal and compression of lumbar spinal nerve roots. Symptoms include lower back pain, tingling, stiffness, difficulty in walking and numbness, etc. Pain tends to worsen when standing or walking, and ease with sitting or bending forward. Through a classical Ayurveda lens, Spine Stenosis coincides closely with the Ayurvedic condition known as Kati Grah, which is considered as Vata Nanatmaja Vikara, characterized primarily by Grah and Stambha all in relation to the bony and neurological muscular structures. The vitiation of Vata Dosha leads clinical manifestations such as pain, disruption of mobility of the affected structure and neurological symptoms, etc. This article presented a case report of woman came with severe low back pain with stiffness, tingling, numbness, radicular pain in both legs, and decreased ability to walk. Imaging showed narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal in the anteroposterior dimensions causing nerve root compression leading to ischemia in the lumbar region, intervertebral disc herniation and hypertrophy of paravertebral joints. Ayurvedic Neurotherapy was employed to treat this case of Lumbar Spine Stenosis. This case study observed improvement in circulation, reduction in pain and inflammation after the implementation of prescribed Ayurvedic Neurotherapy.